The Ellis County Press: Palmer citizens ask to replace council members as planning and zoning commissioners

Palmer citizens ask to replace council members as planning and zoning
commissioners
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Editor on 12/06/2001 00:00:00


Mark Varsel
The Ellis County Press
PALMER - In the past, Palmer City Council members have doubled as members of the
Palmer Planning and Zoning Commission. There have been some questions raised
concerning the legality of this arrangement.
In a move to extinguish any indication of inpropriety, the city council was
scheduled to vote to authorize itself to legally act as the Planning and Zoning
Commission for the City of Palmer.
In a surprise move, citizens attending the meeting suggested private citizens be
appointed to fill the panel of the city's planning and zoning commission.
City Administrator Scott Albert expressed the difficulty the city had
experienced when trying to fill the posts with volunteers.
Several attendees immediately nominated themselves to fill the vacant posts and
put forward the names of other individuals who would agree to volunteer their
time to serve the city.
Albert and members of the council immediately agreed to take the matter into
consideration and took no further action on the proposed ordinance to have
council members sit on the commission.